Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital is the only medical center in the Eastern Taiwan. The total population of Hualien and Taitung is only about five hundred fifty thousand. Because of the core value of Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, patients suffering from acute and severe diseases can get an outstanding quality medical care, not have to cross over mountains to the Western side of Taiwan. Furthermore, integrates humanitarian spirits and medical core technology, promotes medical research, and develops novel therapeutic methods, as well as nurture competent nurses/doctors. Following footsteps of the founder, Dharma Master Cheng Yen,and the charity mission of Tzu Chi Foundation, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital is moving forward into all over the world.

再生醫學快速發展的今天，一股來自「植物」的新力量正悄悄改變醫療版圖。植物幹細胞擁有強大的自我修復與再生能力，並在不破壞自然環境的前提下，提供來源穩定、成分一致、相對安全的生物活性因子與胞外囊泡，為組織修復、抗發炎與延緩退化性疾病開啟全新可能。花蓮慈濟醫院院長林欣榮15日帶領研究團隊以及靜思精舍師父一起為「植物幹細胞」研究揭牌。

由台灣永續能源研究基金會（TAISE）主辦的「2025 台灣健康永續獎」於 11 月 26 日在圓山大飯店舉行頒獎典禮，花蓮慈濟醫院在 44 家報名醫院中脫穎而出，再度榮獲「台灣永續績優醫院獎」；首本《永續報告書》也獲得「永續報告獎銅級」殊榮，由花蓮慈院吳彬安副院長代表受獎。